1.1 Background Portable electronic consumer devices like MP3 players, mobile phones,
watches, PDAs and headsets have received an increased interest over the last years. These …

This paper presents the results of an experimental-based body-to-body (B2B) channel
characterization in an indoor environment at 2.4 GHz in the Industrial, Scientific and Medical …

Body-centric wireless communication systems (BWCSs) which connect electronic devices
placed at various parts of the human body are key components of future wireless systems …

Body-centric communications are emerging as a new paradigm in the panorama of personal
communications. Being concerned with human behaviour, they are suitable for a wide …

Many current and future wireless devices are wearable and use the human body as a
carrier. This has made the body an important part of the transmission channel of these …

Body Coupled Communication (BCC) systems use the human body as the medium through
which a signal is transmitted to connect devices placed in, on or in close proximity to the …

The 1980s saw the beginnings of what has now become a revolution in personal
communication systems. Although there are several contenders, the first viable voice-only …

A body area network (BAN) is a network of bodyworn or implanted electronic devices,
including wireless sensors which can monitor body parameters or to de-tect movements …

With the exponential grow of personal wireless devices, issues like power consumption,
communication security and interference immunity are gaining more importance. Body Area …

Body-coupled communications (BCC), in which the human body is used as a
communications channel, has been shown to be a promising solution for wireless body-area …